Apple TV’s Broadway adaptation Shmigadon! won 4 Tony Awards tonight, making Apple TV an official EGOT winner. This is what it means.
Shmigadon! It won 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical
The 79th Tony Awards just wrapped up, and Apple TV’s Broadway adaptation Shmigadon! It won 4, including Best Musical.
With tonight’s wins, Apple TV joins Netflix in achieving EGOT status, meaning the streaming service has now won at least one award at all four of America’s major entertainment awards: an Emmy for television, a Grammy for music, an Oscar for film and a Tony for Broadway theater.
Interestingly, even though Netflix had to wait nearly 12 years to achieve EGOT status, its first three Emmy wins House of Cards In 2013, Apple got there in about half the time from its first Emmy win at last year’s Tony for Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The Morning Show In 2020 and tonight we complete the set Shmigadon!.
The Broadway adaptation of Schmigadoon! was nominated for a total of 12 awards and left with 4 awards. Here is the full list of Tony wins Shmigadon!:
- The best musical
- The best musical book
- Best Original Score
- The best orchestras
Shmigadon! It premiered on Apple TV in 2021 and ran for two seasons ending in 2023. In January 2024, show creator Cinco Paul confirmed that although the third season was already being recorded with 25 new songs, Apple had decided not to move forward with it.
Interesting, Paul he said Entertainment Week earlier this year said there were “some talks” about bringing the show back. With tonight’s wins, fans might have a little more reason to hope so Shmigadon! not yet completed.
watch the trailer for Shmigadon! below:
Check out Schmigadoon! on Apple TV
It’s Apple TV available for $12.99 per month It features hit TV shows and movies like Quit, Studio, The Morning Show, Shrinkable and Silo.
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